Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-04-13
SPRINGER FOR CLEVELAND
THE ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN FA-
VoRS HIS DENOMINATION.

He Thinks the Only Contest in the DEM
ocratIo National Convention VIII Be
for Vice President-Regan, of Texas, In
Favor of Prohibition on-The Rhode ISL
and Election.
WAsHINaToN CITY, April l1.-"Cleve-
land will be the Democratic party's next
candidate for the presidency" said Repre-
sentative Springer, Of Illinois, to Post re-
porter. There is nobody opposing his nonl-
nation, and as the days roll by the chances
OF opposition diminish. If he goes ahead dur
ing the next year and continues to strengthen
himself among the people as he has been
doing in the year that is passed-as he has
been doing without intermission since the
day Of his inauguration-there can be no
question about his denomination. He will be
renominatsd by acclamation."
"Who will be the Democratic partys can
didAte for the vice presidency on the ticket
with Cleyelandf'
THAT is where the only contest will be at
our national convention next year." said he.
mo man looms up on the horizon so much
more conspicuous than all others as to make
him a certainty. There are a great many
possible candidates. My own state of Hi
nois win produce quite number of eminent
men, and I am inclined to believe that we
will supply the vice president. However,
there are so many of US available that
would not Gocularly pointing to the rose in
the lapel of his coat and indicating HIMSELF
be invidious by mentioning one"
What bearing upon the contest will the
work Of the next contest have4'
''If congress does as it ought to do, Cleve-
Ii@ @olnf nfNef xx-Sn Ho
gress ought to pass bill-the house of repre-
sentatives, at least, where there is Demo-
cratic majority, ought to pass a bill -reduc-
Ing the public revenues from s40,O00,0OO to
500, 600 600 a year. The Democrats must
unite. Carlisle will be speaker, of course,
and suppose that either Cox. of New York,
or Mills, Of Texas, will be made chairman Of
the committee on ways and means, which
committee is responsible for all measures re-
ductng the revenues. The Randall men
ought to be represented on the committee.
We must unite. The two wings must flap
together. We must somehow reduce the
revenue before the next preside initial elec-
Hon. It is a party necessity and public
necessity"
Glow would You proceedr
Personally, l would not reduce internal
revenue until the public debt is paid off. But
II some particular groups Of Democrats are
nnainly intArastsd in wirins, ont these in
ternal taxes / would compromise. For the
sake Of putting wool on the free list among
imports and reduc ing the import duties on
WOODEN goods, and for the sake Of making
some other changes in the tariff, would
agree to take the internal tax of tobacco,
although personally would be for continu-
Ing the internal taxes on tobacco, whisky,
and bser. First would like to cheaper
the clothes Of the workingmen. Then
we ought to have coal, timber, salt, and
some other things free, and where we now
collect $5), O00, 600 upon imported sugar we
should reduce it to, say, $40, 0,000.
"The recent elections prove that Anarch-
ism is dead in Chicago. In Cleveland the
Labor men evidently voted with the Demo-
Gratis. and In Cincinnati it was proved that
che Republicans are the natural opponents
of the workingmen, and in Rhode Island it
has been proved that every new accession to
the franchise OF peaceable, intelligent and
thrifty people means an equal accession to
the ranks Of the Democrat party"